Democrat Senator Calls on FEC to End Illegal Campaign Donation Refunds

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 3: U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) participates in a reenacted swearing-in with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol January 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day Biden swore in the newly elected and returning members on the Senate floor. Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) on Feb. 21 called on the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to end the practice of refunding illegal campaign contributions to donors.

U.S. law places limits on the amount an individual may donate to a political campaign.